I’ve loved wristwatches since I could tell time. I wear one continuously, and only take it off for two things. Most of the time I wear a mechanical watch–a watch with an actual balance wheel, mainspring, etc. that must be wound to work–as opposed to a battery-powered quartz watch. But I also have a soft … Read more
We have a Toyota engine plant on the north end of town. Beyond its positive effect on the local economy, I’ve never found this particularly remarkable. As much as I love cars, I’m as shallow as can be on this. I’m impressed with plants from which finished vehicles emerge (and Alabamians produce the Honda Odyssey … Read more
Well, it’s mostly over for us, but it was a quite a storm or two this morning and afternoon. My rain gauge is sitting at 2.64″ since midnight, which is one hell of a lot of rain. We had about five minutes of hail this morning, too–mostly peas, but a few marbles. Good luck to … Read more